In 2014 IISD initiated a process with experts to discuss the simple question: “If investment-related dispute settlement mechanisms at the international level were to be built anew, what should they look like?”

Given the extensive expertise of the Washington-based community, the April 2017 expert meeting focused on ways forward on a compliance and dispute settlement mechanism on investment. Drawing lessons from their experience with IAMs, the experts discussed the design of a new international mechanism for resolving investment-related conflicts and ensuring compliance with applicable principles and rules.